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I have made the hard decision to leave Microsoft at the end of August/early Sept.

Deciding to move is never an easy decision to make and this time is no different for me. I absolutely love Office 365, working with developers and ISVs and the amazing team I have the fortune of running and working with every day. I am crazy proud of what we have achieved in the last year and half I have worked on the team and am very happy with the direction it’s going. I am more bullish than ever about Office 365 and in particular the opportunity around it.

So much so that I want to take part in it!

I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to build amazing software products and for that reason I am co-founding a brand new Kirkland based innovation lab, HyperFish, focused on taking ideas from inception through to fruition with the goal of making customers businesses run better in the cloud and with Office 365. You might wonder exactly what ideas and over time we will have more specific details to share around what we are building … so stay tuned for that!

I couldn’t be happier to be joining forces with Brian Cook, co-founder of Nintex, on this journey. Brian is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader who helped take Nintex from an idea to a company with over 5000 customers worldwide. Anyone who has spent any time around SharePoint will know about Nintex and the great products they make.

I’m very excited about the opportunities we have to dream up and build products that help businesses in the cloud. We are setting up shop in Kirkland WA on the shores of Lake Washington, so I won’t be moving out of the area.

Back in November 2011 I said “Adios Microsoft” and left to start the US office for Provoke Solutions. I can’t believe it has been over two years since then. Time has flown by!

Well all things come to and end and on the 10th of March I will rejoin Microsoft.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Provoke. On Nov 1 2011 I literally unloaded a car full of things and set up myself in an office in Bellevue as employee #1. We have achieved some amazing things since then and I am personally very proud what we accomplished. It’s been very personally rewarding, challenging and character building. Running a small business is hard, but a lot of fun all at the same time. I was fortunate enough of having the backing from our New Zealand based team so I never felt like it was just me.

But now I am ready for my next chapter.

I am heading back to a familiar but different team from my last stint at Microsoft, the Office 365 team. I will be leading a team to help to make Office 365 a great place for developers, software vendors (ISVs), development houses (“System Integrators”) and others to customize, extend and build software for Office 365 and constituent products on-premises.

This opportunity was too good to pass up. The chance to work on the worlds #1 leading productivity software and to help take developers and ISVs along for the ride! Couple that with a unique time in computing history as the paradigm shift of cloud computing takes hold and it makes for a very unique opportunity that I couldn’t resist.

They had me at “helping developers”.

The current story for developers building for the cloud in 365 is only in its infancy and I am very much looking forward to being involved and helping as much as I can.

I know lots of people out in the community, the SharePoint community especially, who are very passionate and vocal about the issues they are facing with development for Office 365 today. I know fully well what many of the issues are, however, as always, I look forward to talking with as many people as I can and working on these issues together. It needs to be a collaborative effort and it wont happen over night. But it will happen.

I am really looking forward to the SharePoint Conference in Vegas next week!

Don’t bother joining one of the large, faceless and boring big software companies in the Seattle/Bellevue area; instead join a small and vibrant multi-national software development consultancy that will treat you like the great developer you are and not another commodity.

Provoke are looking for self-starters who live and die by the thrill of working through a coding problem and love applying their art to solve complex real-world challenges.

THE ROLE

As a developer at Provoke you will focus on designing, building and delivering world-class software solutions on the Microsoft technology stack. You will be working on a variety of web, mobile and cloud software solutions.

We are looking for someone who prides themselves on a high level of understanding of any of the following technologies:

In order to deliver the high quality of standard required you will have a minimum of two years’ experience in a software developer position (or the temperament and ability to show us you are a rockstar regardless).

You will have strong problem solving skills, the ability to multi-task projects, and have a good understanding of standard systems development lifecycle processes in order to apply Provoke’s methodology effectively on project engagements.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Provoke offers excellent pay (base and bonus package), exceptional benefits (including medical, dental, vision, PTO) and perks. Being a multi-national company with offices in exotic locations such as New Zealand travel is also a possibility. Provoke offers training and development opportunities such as attendance at conferences and conventions to ensure you stay on the top of your game.

Our Bellevue office is conveniently located in the heart of the downtown.

ABOUT PROVOKE

Founded in 2001 with the mission to create compelling and valuable web experiences, Provoke Solutions has become a world leader in online development, mobile solutions and experience design consultancy.Provoke has a rich pedigree in design-led software development and have core competencies in; portals and collaboration, content management, search, mobile, cloud applications, unified communications and business intelligence. They offer the full suite of services, from strategic consulting, through to design, development and integration.A long-term Microsoft Gold partner, in 2011 Provoke’s industry-leading work and commitment to innovation were rewarded with being named as Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for New Zealand.

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